09.06.2023

Multiple Choice

1. Mary: Hi John! How are you? You _____ around for a while.

John: Great, thanks. We _____ just come back from Spain. We stayed there for two weeks.

• aren’t / were

• hadn’t been / are

• weren’t / did

• haven’t been / have

Multiple Choice

1. Isn’t it strange that many young people today _____ of some of the most famous bands of the 90’s like Soundgarden and Pearl Jam?

• have never heard

•  don’t hear

• wasn’t hearing

• haven’t been hearing

Multiple Choice

1. When I got to the hospital, I realised that I _____ to take my ID with me.

• have forgotten

• was forgetting

• had forgotten

• forget

Multiple Choice

1. Sheila gave us a call as soon as she _____ to Istanbul.

• comes

• came

• is coming

•  was coming

Multiple Choice

1. By the time the authorities _____ action against the contaminated drinking water, many villagers _____ infected.

• had taken / already got

• took / are already

• had taken / were already

• took / had already got

Multiple Choice

1. I want to concentrate on my studies for a while, so I _____ basketball this year.

• don’t play

• am not playing

• hadn’t played

• haven’t played

Multiple Choice

1. Before the guests _____, Jake _____ the cocktails.

• arrived / had prepared

• had arrived / prepare

• had arrived / was prepared

• arrived / has prepared

Multiple Choice

1. My neighbour Mark _____ my cat until I _____ back from holiday.

•  looked after / came

•  has looked after / am coming back

• had looked after / have come

• looks after / had come

Multiple Choice

1. Environmental pollution _____ ever since people _____ to congregate in towns and cities.

•   exists / have begun

• had existed / were beginning

• will exist / begin

• has existed / began

Multiple Choice

1. Humans’ use of pictures to tell stories and to record experiences first _____ in prehistoric times when they _____ on cave walls.

•  was beginning / has drawn

• has begun / was drawing

• began / drew

• had begun / draw

Multiple Choice

1. Last year, I _____ a lot of responsibilities while I _____ as a manager.

• was having / worked

• was having / was working

• had / was working

• had / am working

Multiple Choice

1. Our French teacher _____ very slowly with us at the moment because we _____ far in the language yet.

• speaks / aren't progressing

• was speaking / didn't progress

• is speaking / haven't progressed

• spoke / weren't progressing

Multiple Choice

1. Between the years 1846 and 1851, one million Irish men and women _____ to death and 1.6 million _____ to the USA.

•  have starved / emigrated

• starved / emigrated

• were starving / were emigrating

• had starved / emigrate

Multiple Choice

1. Half an hour ago, I _____ a novel while my father _____ lunch.

•  was read / was cooking

• was reading / was cooking

• am reading / was cooking

• read / cooks

Multiple Choice

1. You _____ very familiar. _____ before? 

• are looking / Did we meet?

•  look / Have we been meeting

• are looking / Had we met

• look / Have we met

Multiple Choice

1. Your hair _____ recently _____ grey. It must be because of your overwhelming workload.

• had / gone

•  is / going

• was / gone

•  has / gone

Multiple Choice

1. Since the moment Tom _____ that his dark blue suit was too small for him, he ____ on a strict diet.

• notices / has been

• has noticed / was

• noticed / has been

• had noticed / was

Multiple Choice

1. My wisdom tooth _____ me for quite a long time now. I _____ I cannot put off going to the dentist anymore.

• bothered / am thinking

• has been bothering / think

• has bothered / am thinking

• bothers / think

Multiple Choice

1. The children playing noisily in the garden _____ in a few seconds when the old man on the second floor _____ at them angrily.

• vanished / shouted

• have vanished / shouts

• are vanishing / has shouted

• had vanished / was shouting

Multiple Choice

1. A: What a lovely house you have! How long _____ here?

B: Hmm, let me think. We _____ in in 2015, so for 7 years.

• did you live / had moved

•  are you living / have moved

•  have you been living / moved

• do you live / were moving